Time Session Title Description Contact / Presenter(s)

8:30-10:20 EvalS Training for Classified Employees Overview of the EvalS system, goal setting,

position description review and process of

completing the evaluation.

Roshni Sabedra and Erin Frost, Employee Relations,

Office of Human Resources

8:30-10:20 Search Advocate Continuing Education - Using the

Criteria Matrix

For trained Search Advocates only: In-depth

hands-on practice with one of the most important

Search Advocate tools, the criteria development

matrix. Build your finesse in the use of this tool,

and your capacity to facilitate its use in a search

committee. This workshop is worth one

continuing education credit for search advocates.

Anne Gillies, Academic Affairs

8:30-10:20 Sexual Harassment Prevention The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access's

sexual harassment training is designed to enable

OSU employees to identify sexual harassment

behaviors, respond appropriately if they occur,

and prevent such behaviors in the future. Our

office has been entrusted with the responsibility

of providing sexual harassment prevention

programming to all OSU employees. Although

compliance is one of the goals of this program,

this training has been developed to increase the

knowledge and awareness every employee has

about harassment in order to achieve our larger

goal of an inclusive work environment.

Hope Brian, Andrea Bibee, Anne Bonner, Equity

Associates in Equal Opportunity and Access

8:30-10:20 Introduction to CORE Reports: For New

Employees and Those New to CORE

An introduction to the Cooperative Open

Reporting Environment (CORE) reporting system

for new employees or seasoned employees

interested in learning more.  The workshop will

demonstrate for participants how to access,

navigate, search, print and export reports from

CORE.  The CORE security levels will also be

discussed.

Michael Hansen and Diana Lindsley, Budget and

Fiscal Planning

8:30-10:20 Looking Back in Order to Move Forward: An

Exploration of How We Got Here

This highly interactive workshop helps us

understand our world today by exploring our

shared past. Utilizing a fact-checked, Oregon-

based timeline spanning from 14,00 BCE to 2015,

we will surface aspects of history that provide a

different narrative than what many of us took

away from our formal educations. Whether you

are super-informed about history or not at all, this

workshop will have something valuable to offer

you.

Jane Waite, Senior Associate for Social Justice

Learning and Engagement

Director of the Social Justice Education Initiative

Academic Affairs

8:30-9:30 It Will Happen: Preparing County Extension

Offices for Disasters

OSU research indicates that there is a 33% chance

the subduction zone earthquake will occur in the

next 40 years. In a worst case scenario, this event

will be devastating for all of Oregon and in the

best case scenario this event will be devastating

for Oregon. Yes, you read that right, we are in for

a wild ride – a ride that can be made smoother by

preparation and mitigation. This session will set

the stage for each County Extension office to

develop their individual plan of action to prepare

for any hazard with a focus on the Cascadia

Subduction Zone earthquake.

Lynette Black, Lauren Kraemer, Glenda Hyde,

Extension Service

8:30-10:20

8:30-10:20 Preventing and Addressing Workplace Bullying Conflicts involving workplace bullying are some of

the most challenging to address and manage

effectively. Session participants will learn the

process of bullying, its far-reaching effects and

multiple dimensions, and options for effective

intervention, assistance, and support. This session

includes an introduction to OSU’s policy on

bullying.

Fay Stetz-Waters, Equal Opportunity and Access

8:30-10:20 Discovering the Power of the OSU Qualtrics

Survey Tool

If you are faculty, staff, or a student at Oregon

State University, you have access to Qualtrics. This

is a powerful online survey tool that can

streamline workshop registrations, research, other

surveys, and so much more. Start the new

academic year with a short workshop that will give

you a glimpse at what you can accomplish with

Qualtrics. OSU’s Qualtrics Users Group will share

useful Qualtrics features including creating panels

to distribute surveys, using branching to customize

surveys, using triggers to send out targeted email

to respondents, branding your surveys, and more.

Stefanie Buck, Ecampus and Instructional Design

Librarian

10:30-12:00 Accessible Inclusive Web Design in Drupal Do you have responsibility for managing your

unit's website? If you do, come to this session to

learn simple techniques to follow to make your

websites as accessible as possible for people with

disabilities, especially people who are blind or low-

vision. We'll talk through the OSU IT Accessibility

Policy, accessibility features in Drupal (common to

all web design), and simple tools you can use to

test your own websites.

Gabriel Merrell, Equal Opportunity and Access

10:30 -12:00 Implicit Bias Learn about automatic cognitive short-cuts that

can lead to unintentional bias in human judgment

and decision-making. Recognize the ways in

which norms, practices, and procedures can

reinforce cognitive biases, and vice versa. Explore

strategies to alter or offset implicit biases. Before

the workshop, please go to the Project Implicit

website

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.ht

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and take two or more of the Social Identity

implicit bias tests. Your results are private, will

not be recorded by the Project Implicit

researchers, and need not be shared during the

workshop unless you choose to share them.

Anne Gillies, Academic Affairs

10:30-12:00 Developing a Trauma-Informed Approach This course will consist of education and

development of a trauma-informed approach to

responding to students who have made

disclosures of sexual violence.

Judy Neighbours, PhD, Psychologist, Associate

Director OSU Survivor, Advocacy and Resource

Center

10:30-11:30

SHORTER

SESSION

Shipping and Mailing Procedures/Dangerous

Goods

Covers how to communicate with Mailing

Services. Specific topics will include filling out

mailing forms, best options for shipping your item

and basic coverage of shipping hazardous

material. We will also discuss some Do’s and

Don’ts of shipping. Good time for the attendees to

ask questions!

Judy Bankson, Corry Clark, Cindy Frederick, and

Kent Lanning - Printing and Mailing

10:30-11:30

SHORTER

SESSION

So, What is Salesforce? (and What Is it Doing at

OSU?)

A comprehensive overview of what Salesforce is

and how it can be used. We will discuss topics

such as: out-of-box functionality, customization,

costs and the OSU Collaborative.

John Henry, Information Services

10:30-12:00 Are We Ready to Support Our Diverse Students? Cultural responsiveness is among the core

competencies for Educators and program

coordinators; it requires being aware of one’s own

cultural beliefs and practices as well as valuing and

respecting the culture of others. It also means

creating an inclusive, welcoming and respectful

environment for all students, connecting teaching

and learning opportunities to the student´s

experience and cultures. Are we ready to embrace

diversity? Do we know where to direct students

and community member to get resources that are

culturally meaningful for all? In this workshop,

participants will experience a dynamic session and

receive a list of resources, events and

organizations to enhance their awareness of

available resources.

Ana Lucia Fonseca (Extension Service, 4-H Positive

Youth Development)

Ana Gomez, Open campus, Juntos program state

coordinator

10:30-12:00 Maximize Performance with Emotional

Intelligence

Extension Professionals wear many hats as they

carry out their role in Extension work. From

researcher, educator, facilitator, manager and

mentor, all of these roles demand a proficient

level of emotional intelligence. Teams can possess

the brightest, most experienced members with

access to the finest resources, and inspired by a

clear vision but still fall short due to the lack of

emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is

your ability to recognize and understand emotions

and your ability to use this awareness to manage

yourself and the relationships with others. It is

common for Extension Professions to work with

clientele groups from 4-H Leaders Council to

agriculture commodity organizations, to Master

Gardener chapters, and even other Extension

Professionals. At any one time, Extension

Professionals may be working with a multitude of

groups. Likely most have heard or know the basics

of group dynamics. Some may be working with

high functioning teams. With all this group work

going on it is critical that the Extension

Professional understand EI and how to create

group norms that can increase emotional

intelligence and lead to higher performing teams.

Mike Knutz, 4-H Youth Development– Yamhill

County and

Barbara Brody, Family Community Health/4-H -

Malheur County

10:30-12:00 Interacting Across Generations Age diversity in our workplaces can sometimes

cause misunderstandings in how we work,

communicate and provide feedback. Applying a

generational lens provides new strategies for

understanding co-workers and colleagues and new

strategies for managing the workplace.

This session will review the four different

generational characteristics within today's

workplace that influence perceptions about the

value of work, work styles, communication and

feedback preferences, and it will provide effective

strategies for successful interaction within a

generationally diverse workplace.

Robynn Pease, University Ombuds Office

1:00-1:50 FLSA Question and Answers We will provide an overview and answer

questions regarding the upcoming changes to the

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and how it will

impact employees and their eligibility to receive

overtime when the changes take effect on

December 1, 2016. After a brief overview, we will

open it up for questions from employees and

managers

Tracey Yee and Heather Riney, Classification and

Compensation, Office of Human Resources

1:00-1:50 Strategic Planning: Insights on Implementation Many units have developed strategic plans to

provide the focus that will drive their units

forward. Insights into the development and

implementation of strategic planning will be

shared. I plan to highlight both successes and

challenges and the implications on units and staff.

Questions will be encouraged to drive the

discussion. Insights and tips on what we can do as

employees to support strategic planning and key

initiatives will be provided.

Paul Biwan, Center for Learning & Organizational

Development, Office of Human Resources

1:00-1:50 Zip! Zap! And Other Commute Solutions Join the 40% of OSU employees that get to work

without driving alone. OSU's Transportation

Services department offers incentives and support

to employees who carpool, vanpool, take transit,

bike, and walk to work. You’ll learn about the new

Zap Bike Commute Incentive Program, which

rewards you for riding to campus, and Zip car,

OSU’s new car-sharing program. For the times

when you do drive, learn how to navigate the

parking zone system and utilize OSU's free shuttle

service, the Beaver Bus.

Sarah Bronstein, Tanya Andersson and Mark

Zandonella, Transportation Services

1:00-1:50 Make Cash Conrols Great Again! Are you concerned that your cash controls could

be better? Elect to make them great again! At

this session you’ll learn how to develop preventive

cash controls that support the university’s internal

control environment and get smart about the

associated risks and responsibilities that working

with cash entails. We’ll cover methods of

transferring cash, including ACHs and wire

transfers. This session is for managers and staff

that would like to understand how to control and

monitor daily cash transactions.

Janice Lee-Virnig, Business Affairs

1:00-1:50 MyDegrees Introductory Training MyDegrees is the degree audit system used by

advisors at OSU to guide students to degree

completion. We will cover the basics of using

MyDegrees including degree audit, student

education planner, basics of making exceptions,

and reviewing history.

Amanda Champagne & Tursynay Issabekova, Office

of the Registrar

1:00-1:50 Hosting Visiting Scholars & Student Interns via

OSU's J-1 Exchange Visitor Program

From managing initial conversations with

prospective exchange visitors and OSU faculty to

navigating our online application process to

helping visitors get settled on campus,

International Program staff will engage you in an

interactive presentation and answer your burning

questions.

Adria Buncal, Cindy Nair, and Jackie Bangs,

International Programs

1:00-1:50 FERPA Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy

Act (FERPA), it is the responsibility of all who work

with student data to know how to properly secure

the information. This session will cover the basic

definitions of the law, as well as how to comply

with FERPA regulations at OSU.

Rebecca Mathern, University Registrar and Esther

Henry, Associate General Counsel

1:00-1:50 OSU's Marine Studies Initiative: What It Is and

How to Get Involved

The OSU Marine Studies Initiative is a new model

designed to unite the university's diverse

strengths and meet 21st century local, national

and global needs. During this session, participants

will learn about this new campus-wide initiative

through an interactive presentation and

discussion. Learn about the initiative's goals,

relationship to units across campus, and ways to

become involved in the developing academic,

research and outreach and engagement activities.

http://www.marinestudies.oregonstate.edu

Kristen Milligan and Maryann Bozza, Marine Studies

Initiative

1:00-1:50 Accounting Basics References information on subjects related to

OSU accounting practices. This course is designed

as a refresher and/or introduction to accounting

at OSU for those who could not make the sessions

in October. Topics covered include: FIS Manual,

FOAPAL Elements, Account Codes, Supporting

Documentation, Reconciliations, OSU Foundation

Systems, etc.

Charlotte Rooks, Business Affairs

2:00-2:50 eProcurement is Coming!!! Implementation efforts for a new eProcurement

system have begun! This session will introduce

you to OSU’s plans for an eProcurement system,

an online shopping environment for OSU’s

contracted goods and services. Using a similar

software platform implemented by many peer

institutions nationwide, the online shopping

environment, or “Marketplace”, will cover the

entire source to settlement process including:

Supplier Information Management, Sourcing &

Contract Management, Marketplace &

eProcurement, Accounts Payable and Spend &

Performance Analysis. Come and hear all about it!

Cindy Sprenger and Tamara Gash, Procurement,

Contracts and Materials Management

2:00-2:50 SIM-plicity: Reduce Physical Stress and Strain On

and Off the Job

In partnership with SAIF Corp., SIM-plicity

techniques are proven to reduce physical stress

and strain, boost balance and strength, and

improve productivity. The presentation will be

geared for participants to learn to make simple,

practical changes in the way they reach, lift, carry,

push, or pull. These changes make most tasks both

easier and safer, on or off the job, and improve

our quality of life.

Michael Sreniawski, OSU Occupational Safety

Officer

2:00-2:50 Residential Conferences OSU Residential Conferences offers a wide variety

of housing and food options for groups visiting

campus year-round, primarily during the summer

months. This session will discuss the wide variety

of services offered as well as the reservation

process.

Dawn Snyder and Melissa Rieth, University Housing

& Dining Services

2:00-2:50 Drone, UASs, UAVs … Oh my! Understanding the

Obligations of Using Aerial Vehicles for OSU

Activity

OSU has learned to fly; come learn how to use

drones in your research or other OSU activities.

We will review the rules of the road and where to

go for support.

Mark Peters, Research Office

2:00-2:50 Strategic Conference Planning: Strengthen Impact

and Research Throughout Oregon and Beyond

Partner with Conference Services and explore

opportunities to organize and produce

conferences that meet strategic goals, enhance

relations between academics, institutions,

industry partners, and raise OSU’s visibility and

reputation throughout the country. By engaging

CS early in the planning process, we provide

guidance in defining the event’s goals, develop a

financial roadmap for funding and provide tools

for the event’s success. Learn about our online

registration system, site selection and logistics

support, campus venues and other services that

CMS can provide.

Donna Williams, OSU Conference Management

Services

2:00-2:50 Support for Faculty and Staff of Color at OSU: An

Introduction to AFAPC

During this presentation, we will talk about OSU

and community support systems for faculty or

staff of color and how AFAPC (Association of

Faculty for the Advancement of People of Color)

can be a source of community.

Vanessa Johnson, Janet Nishihara, and Scott Vignos,

Educational Opportunities Program

2:00-2:50 The INTO OSU Partnership: 8 Years Later When higher education partners with a private

corporation the relationship is often complex and

the partnership between INTO and OSU is no

different. You will leave this session with an

understanding of why the partnership was

formed, the impact on OSU’s internationalization

efforts, and a better understanding of OSU’s

international student body.

Bob Gilmour, Shain Panzeri, Julianna Betjemann,

Elena Sapp, and Mark Hoffman, INTO OSU

2:00-2:50 DocuSign – Electronic Signatures for OSU: An

Introduction

Attendees will see a live demo of an electronically

signed and routed form, followed by a time for

questions and discussion of possible uses for the

software.

Brad Dennis, Auxilliary and Activities Business

Center and Hollie Pitts, Information Services

2:00-2:50 What to Keep and What to Toss: Identifying

University Records with Long-Term Historical or

Administrative Value

This session will focus on identifying records in

University administrative and academic units that

have long-term value and review options for

preservation and access to those materials.

Elizabeth Nielsen, Special Collections and Archives

Research Center, OSU Libraries and Press

3:00-3:50 Working With Animals at OSU: What's Involved? Whether you plan to work with animals yourself,

or want to provide assistance to people who work

with animals, you might want to know what’s

involved in the approval process, who to call if

questions come up, and what some of those

acronyms mean.

Bring your questions to this presentation - we're

here to help you!

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee staff

3:00-3:50 US Immigration and OSU International Students We will provide information about the US

immigration system that our international

students have to comply with while studying in

the United States. This will include information

about SEVIS, Department of Homeland Security,

Immigration Customs Enforcement and Detention

centers.

Sarah Reed, SEVIS Coordinator, Office of

International Services

3:00-3:50 Eco2Go: ORANGE Take-Out Containers Radically

Reducing Waste

Have you seen the ORANGE Eco2Go take-out

containers? Have you used one? Come learn

about UHDS' innovative waste-reducing program

and how you can help grow the impact on

campus. Become knowledgeable about the

effects in the first year along with an

understanding on how we can better facilitate the

return of containers to have even an even greater

impact this year! Take an opportunity to provide

feedback on your experience with these

containers and suggestions for how UHDS can

continue to improve the program.

Chris Anderson, University Housing and Dining

Services

3:00-3:50 UHDS Customer Service Model - Philosophy and

Practice

Discussion of how UHDS uses our vision statement

to drive our Customer Service standards, training

and procedures for student and professional staff.

Topics:

- Developing a Customer Service Standards Policy

- Professionalism in the workplace

- Managing customer expectations

- Going beyond transactional interactions

- Consider words such as "No" and "Can't" in your

Customer Service philosophy.

Laura Lambeth and Dave Warneking, University

Housing and Dining Services

3:00-3:50 Guiding Students through the Petition Process:

ARC & ASC

This session will provide a comprehensive review

of Academic Petitions related to petitioning the

Academic Requirements Committee (ARC) and the

Academic Standing Committee (ASC). The ARC

reviews student petitions related to Late Add and

Drop of courses, Withdraw from the university,

and other academic regulations. The ASC reviews

suspended student petitions requesting

reinstatement into the university.

Michelle McAllaster, Sarah Whiteside, & Charlie

Carr, Office of the Registrar

3:00-3:50 Grading 101 Provides an overview of the new XE Banner tool

that simplifies the grade entry and collection

process. The project is scheduled to be fully

available at the end of Fall 2016 term for

collection of final grades.

Tursynay Issabekova, Sarah Whiteside, and Susan

Howard, Office of the Registrar

3:00-3:50 Attendance Tracking Using the OSU ID Card Overview of attendance tracking on campus--

what it is, how it is done (using the OSU ID card

and campus card software), and how the

attendance data is used. A live demonstration of

attendance tracking will be presented, with views

of reporting options as well.

Dale Simpson, Robert Monasky and Jeff Gessert, ID

Center

3:00-3:50 Title TBD Description TBD Daniel Hoynacki

3:00-3:50 FMLA/OFLA Overview for Faculty and Staff Learn the basics of protected leave, what is

protected leave, who is eligible, what are the

reasons to take it.

Christina Schaaf, HR Officer-Protected Leaves,

Office of Human Resources

8:30-10:20 Accessible Inclusive Web Design in Drupal Do you have responsibility for managing your

unit's website? If you do, come to this session to

learn simple techniques to follow to make your

websites as accessible as possible for people with

disabilities, especially people who are blind or low-

vision. We'll talk through the OSU IT Accessibility

Policy, accessibility features in Drupal (common to

all web design), and simple tools you can use to

test your own websites.

Gabriel Merrell, Equal Opportunity and Access

8:30-10:20 Search Advocate Continuing Education -

Communication Skills for Advocates

For Search Advocates only - learn and practice

facilitative questioning and assertive intervention

skills. Decide when to use each with search

committees. Apply your knowledge to real-life

situations reported by search advocates.

Anne Gillies, Academic Affairs

8:30-10:20 The Essential Elements of a Contract & Contract

Review

If you like word puzzles, this session is for you!

Contract Services will be using a fun format to

present the topic on the essential elements of a

contract and why they are necessary to make a

contract legally binding. Come “Spin the Wheel”

with Contract Services.

Katie Lanker and Mindy Berger, Procurement,

Contract and Materials Management

8:30-10:20 "Beavers Give A Dam" Preview Session Get an inside look at OSU's approach to promoting

active bystanders and preventing sexual violence.

Learn about this marquee program being

implemented by Prevention, Advocacy & Wellness

at Student Health Services. Hear how the program

was developed, how it's currently being

implemented, and future plans for program

growth. Plus, get a sneak peak of curriculum

contents. It's on ALL of us to keep our community

safe.

Michelle Bangen, MPH, CHES, Associate Director for

Prevention and Wellness, Student Health Services

8:30-10:20 OPEN

8:30-10:20 Disability Access Services (DAS): What You Need

to Know

This presentation will be an overview of the

pertinent information that faculty and staff need

to know regarding DAS on the Oregon State

campus. We will talk about what DAS offers to

students that experience a disability and to those

that do not experience a disability. We will share

scenarios that faculty may see in the educational

setting and scenarios that staff may see in the

workplace regarding students with a disability.

Martha Smith, Earlee Kerekes-Mishra, and Tay

McEdwards, Disability Access Services

8:30-10:20 Exercises for Icebreakers and Team Building We often find ourselves in situations where we

need to work within a group that does not know

each other, whether with colleagues or with

students. These exercises, designed to promote

listening and awareness of focus can be used as

icebreakers or as team building exercises.

Participants will join in group exercises such as zip,

zap, zop; zoom, schwartz, pfagliano; red ball,

thank you; what are you doing?; and some name

games.

Maura Valentino, University Libraries

8:30-10:20

8:30-10:20 OPEN

10:30-12:00 FLSA Question and Answers The Office of Human Resources Classification and

Compensation Team will be on hand to review the

upcoming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act

(FLSA), and how it will impact employees when

the changes take effect on December 1, 2016.

After a brief overview, we will open it up for

questions from employees and managers.

Tracey Yee and Heather Riney, Classification and

Compensation, Office of Human Resources

10:30 -12:00 Developing a Trauma-Informed Approach This course will consist of education and

development of a trauma-informed approach to

responding to students who have made

disclosures of sexual violence.

Judy Neighbours, PhD, Psychologist, Associate

Director OSU Survivor, Advocacy and Resource

Center

10:30-12:00 How to Effectively Use the CORE Reporting and

Data Retrieval System

Includes a demonstration of CORE features and

functions you may not realize were there, and

how to use CORE more efficiently and effectively,

Michael Hansen and Diana Lindsley, Budget and

Fiscal Planning

10:30-12:00 Hiring International Employees International Programs staff will share tips and

help troubleshoot the immigration piece of hiring

non-resident aliens. Areas of discussion:

- fielding questions from candidates before a

signed offer letter is returned

- requesting the non-resident alien review in

PeopleAdmin, why is it so important?

- completing the appropriate visa application,

what departments need to know

- accessing IP Connect (online data management

system)

Jackie Bangs, Cindy Nair, Rachael Weber and Adria

Buncal, International Programs

10:30-12:00 Tennis Ball Stress Relief This session will take you through some easy steps

to reduce muscular tightness and strain. We will

practice the stretches and tension relief and

handouts will be given to use at the desk or home.

Dee Gillen, MS

Faculty Staff Fitness Coordinator

10:30-12:00 Enhance Your Teaching/Training with Blended

Learning

Blended ("hybrid") approaches that combine on-

site and online learning are increasingly popular

across the education and training landscape. Using

OSU's Canvas learning management system, you

can easily enhance learning in workshops, staff

trainings, and courses of all kinds. After this

session, you’ll be able to apply planning tools and

effective practices to design and facilitate blended

learning. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE BRING A LAPTOP TO

TRY THINGS OUT.

Cub Kahn, Center for Teaching and Learning and

Extended Campus

10:30-12:00 Prepare Out Loud - Cascadia Subduction Zone The presentation will feature a presentation by

Steven Eberhein, an American Red Cross expert on

the Cascadia Subduction Zone and earthquake

preparedness. Mr. Eberhein’s Prepare Out Loud

presentation teaches the science behind the

Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, explains

the sizable impact this earthquake would have on

the Portland area, and ends on a note of inspiring

optimism.

Steven Eberhein, Blue Cross

10:30-12:00

10:30-12:00 Governance Update- Board Activity & the OSU

Compliance and Ethics Program Overview

This training session will share information about

the OSU Board of Trustees including:

1. Who are the Board members and how are they

appointed?

2. How has the transition from a statewide board

to an institutional board gone to date? 3. How

has the Board used best practices in establishing

its policies and practices?

4. What are the Board priorities and how can

members of the OSU community can stay

informed?

In addition, we will present an overview of the

Compliance and Ethics program (established

under the new governance structure). This

program is designed to improve your work

environment.

Debbie Colbert, OSU Board of Trustees and Patti

Snopkowski, OSU Office of Audit Services

1:00-1:50 FMLA/OFLA Overview for Managers and

Supervisors

This session provides an overview of supervisor

obligations and responsibilities, and how

protected leave is administered.

Christina Schaaf, HR Officer-Protected Leaves,

Office of Human Resources

1:00-1:50 Learn How to Become a T-Rex Fighter Pilot: Office

Ergonomics Made Easy

Since you spend a significant part of your workday

at a desk in front of a computer, why not be

comfortable? Small changes can have big impacts

on your work-life balance, well-being, and

productivity. In this session, you will learn key

ergonomic principles and practical strategies for

customizing your workstation to fit your changing

needs.

Michael Sreniawski, Environmental Health & Safety

1:00-1:50 New and Improved! EmpCenter 16.2 Sneak Peek Get a sneak peek of the new look and improved

functionality of EmpCenter's newest version. We

are in the process of upgrading and the new

version will be available in late November/early

December.

Patty DeLuca, Business Affairs

1:00-1:50 Design for Non-Designers Ever wonder how professional graphic designers

make flyers, brochures and posters look good?

Think you could never do what they do because

you don't have a single creative or artistic bone in

your body? Join this session to learn four basic

design principles that can help take your

communications materials up a notch and get

your message across in a more visually pleasing

and professional manner, even if you don't

consider yourself a designer or artist.

Victor Villegas, OSU Extension

1:00-1:50 Interested in Accepting Credit Card Payments at

OSU?

Attend this session if you are interested in what it

means to become an OSU credit card merchant.

We will cover what options are available, the

process for becoming a credit card merchant, and

ongoing merchant management responsibilities.

Robin Whitlock and Daniel Heidemeyer, Business

Affairs

1:00-1:50 The Essential Elements of a Contract & Contract

Review

If you like word puzzles, this session is for you!

Contract Services will be using a fun format to

present the topic on the essential elements of a

contract and why they are necessary to make a

contract legally binding. Come “Spin the Wheel”

with Contract Services.

Katie Lanker and Mindy Berger, Procurement,

Contract and Materials Management

1:00-1:50 OSU Advantage Accelerator From idea to commercialization – we have it all

for you (including tapping into the NSF).

Karl Mundorff, Research Office

1:00-1:50 OSU Around the Globe Provides an overview to help you understand

about working internationally for travel, research,

and shipping. International Compliance Office is

here to support for your success!

Mark Peters, Research Office

2:00-4:00 Course and Degree Proposals (Category I and II),

Academic Program Reviews and Assessment

Drop-in for this informal, hands-on workshop for

course and degree proposal preparation (Category

I and II), undergraduate academic program

reviews, and assessment activities and reports.

Staff from the Office of Academic Programs,

Assessment and Accreditation (APAA) will answer

questions and assist you with academic and

curricular processes. BRING YOUR LAPTOPS IF

YOU WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE IN NAVIGATING

THE APAA WEBSITE.

Gary Beach, Cheryl Hagey, Heath Henry, Katrina

Machorro and Janine Trempy, Office of Academic

Programs, Assessment and Accreditation (APAA)

2:00-2:50 Active Shooter - Run. Hide. Fight. How to respond if you encounter an active

shooter in your work, social, or community areas.

The principles of Run.Hide.Fight are discussed and

questions from the audience will be addressed.

Lt Eric Judah, OSP and Mike Bamberger, OSU

Emergency Manager

2:00-2:50 MyDegrees Advanced Training This session will provide an in-depth look at the

new MyDegrees Student Educational Planner. If

you haven’t had a chance to learn the new

planner tool or want to see the quick way to make

student plans, this session is for you. We will

show how the plans feed into the Scheduler tool

for students. Additionally, more detail regarding

how and when exceptions are applied will be

covered in this session.

Martin Main & Tursynay Issabekova , Office of the

Registrar

2:00-2:50 Cash Handling: Electing to Be Proactive About

Cash Controls

Many university employees are responsible for the

security and movement of cash and cash

equivalents. At this session, elect to learn how to

develop preventive cash controls that will support

the university’s internal control environment and

increase employee knowledge and understanding

of the associated risks and responsibilities. An

overview of methods of transferring cash,

including ACHs and wire transfers, will be covered.

This session is for managers and staff alike who

would like to understand how to control and

monitor daily cash transactions.

Janice Lee-Virnig, Business Affairs

2:00-2:50 Workers' Compensation and Accident Reporting

Basics for Managers/Supervisors

Are you a manager or supervisor and have

questions regarding reporting accidents and

injuries, and the workers' compensation claims

process?

This is session is designed to provide you with an

overview regarding your responsibilities related to

accident reporting, investigation, and workers'

compensation, including:

- Employee safety training (your staff are aware

of safety requirements, resources for training, as

well as University accident reporting

requirements)

- Accident investigating (how to review accidents

to identify root causes and accident prevention)

- Accident reporting and workers' compensation

claims process and forms

- Working with injured workers, including

documenting the physical requirements of a

regular position description, documenting

temporary modified position description,

temporary modified work assignments, as well as

potential for overlapping Family Medical Leave

FMLA and/or OFLA) and the Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA)

- Potential fraud

Heidi Melton, Enterprise Risk Services

2:00-2:50 Course Material Distribution and Copyright Wondering how to distribute reading material

without infringing copyrights? OSU’s Copyright

Specialist will explain the resources available on

campus and provide a basic overview of copyright.

You’ll learn how to:

• Submit a course pack to be distributed by the

Beaver Store

• Submit a Course Reserve Request

• Utilize the Valley Library database and acquire

permalinks to open-access articles

• Determine copyright fees for reproducing

copyrighted material

We’ll also go over the principles Fair Use and

discuss when this legal defense of infringement

may be acceptable.

Benjamin Merrell, Printing and Mailing Services

2:00-2:50

2:00-2:50

2:00-2:50 Writing with Style: Supporting the OSU Brand When do you capitalize university? Is there a

comma before and? Is it e-mail or email? Find the

answers — and where to look them up for future

reference. Gary Dulude, senior editor for

University Marketing, will provide information

about editorial style and how you can incorporate

the Oregon State University brand into your own

work. He’ll also share the secrets of a (virtually)

foolproof method for proofreading.

Gary Dulude, Senior Editor,

University Marketing

3:00-3:50 Zones of Safety Developing awareness of where our comfort, risk

and danger zones lie is critical to our success, both

as individuals and as colleagues. This interactive

session is a simple yet nuanced look at how and

why we might act from different zones; we also

examine how and why we move ourselves into

different zones in our professional lives.

Jane Waite, Senior Associate for Social Justice

Learning and Engagement

Director of the Social Justice Education Initiative

Academic Affairs

3:00-3:50 Compost What? Breaking Down the Changes

Coming for What Gets Tossed Into the

Composting at OSU

Important changes are coming to OSU’s

composting program. This session will provide you

with an overview of how our composting

collection works now, how our program is being

impacted by larger market forces and what will be

accepted under new policies required by our

composting vendor. Most importantly, we will

discuss tips for sharing this information with

others on campus to improve our overall

composting outcomes. If you like compost, or are

the “go to” person for your department on

recycling and compost, you need to attend this

session. Get your questions answered on campus

composting!

John Deuel and Andrea Norris, Campus Recycling

3:00-3:50 Supporting Faculty-led Study Abroad Programs:

What the Campus Needs to Know

Faculty-led Study Abroad Programs involve a great

deal of support at the departmental level as well

as within the Office of Global Opportunities (OSU

GO). Whether your role involves coordinating,

advising, marketing, accounting, administering, or,

you’re just curious to know more about how

OSU’s faculty-led programs work, please join us

for an overview of how these innovative learning

opportunities come together each year through

collaboration.

Julie Walkin, Jennifer Jewett and Michelle Klotz,

Office of Global Opportunities (OSU GO)

3:00-3:50 Intro to Box: Online File Sharing and

Collaboration

Box is an online file sharing, collaboration, and

cloud storage service for OSU. During this

information session, you’ll learn more about Box,

including an overview, key features, and general

tips that will help you improve your work

productivity!

Mike Altimus, Director of IT, College of Forestry,

and member of OSU’s Box project team

3:00-3:50 Examining the Complexity of International Student

Requests for Faculty and Staff

As the number of international students is

increasing on OSU campuses, we need to improve

the awareness of serving international students by

understanding their unique needs which are

governed by immigration rules. Due to the

increase of scrutiny by the US government, we

hope to clarify faculty and staff roles in providing

institutional support to international students at

OSU.

Nan Xie and Emiko Christopherson, Office of

International Services

3:00-3:50 Procurement Jeopardy This interactive presentation will use categories of

procurement activities such as Buy Orange,

Personal Services, Procurement Ethics/Conflicts of

Interest, and a mixed bag of questions about other

parts of Procurement Services. The remainder of

the presentation details will be confirmed later;

PowerPoint template, final categories with

questions and answers, the Daily Double

questions, and prizes.

Josh Dodson, Michele Andersen, Debbie Lauer,

Jennifer Koehne, Donna Cain and Heather Wyland,

Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management

3:00-3:50 Certified Payroll: What is a Business Center to

Do??

Do you process invoices for purchase orders that

are subject to BOLI?  If you do, did you know that

Contractors MUST provide the University Certified

Payroll reports before payment can be made to

the Contractor?  This session will explain what

Certified Payroll is and when and why it is

required. 

Brooke Davison, Construction Contract

Administration and Angela Meyer, Specialized

Administrative Services